diff --git a/runtime/autoload/tar.vim b/runtime/autoload/tar.vim
index 3e44579..5084053 100644
--- a/runtime/autoload/tar.vim
+++ b/runtime/autoload/tar.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " tar.vim: Handles browsing tarfiles
 "            AUTOLOAD PORTION
-" Date:			Dec 28, 2009
-" Version:		24
+" Date:			Jul 27, 2010
+" Version:		25
 " Maintainer:	Charles E Campbell, Jr <NdrOchip@ScampbellPfamily.AbizM-NOSPAM>
 " License:		Vim License  (see vim's :help license)
 "
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 if &cp || exists("g:loaded_tar")
  finish
 endif
-let g:loaded_tar= "v24"
+let g:loaded_tar= "v25"
 if v:version < 702
  echohl WarningMsg
  echo "***warning*** this version of tar needs vim 7.2"
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@
   elseif tarfile =~# '\.lzma$'
 "   call Decho("3: exe silent r! lzma -d -c -- ".shellescape(tarfile,1)." | ".g:tar_cmd." -".g:tar_browseoptions." - ")
    exe "silent r! lzma -d -c -- ".shellescape(tarfile,1)." | ".g:tar_cmd." -".g:tar_browseoptions." - "
+  elseif tarfile =~# '\.\(xz\|txz\)$'
+"   call Decho("3: exe silent r! xz --decompress --stdout -- ".shellescape(tarfile,1)." | ".g:tar_cmd." -".g:tar_browseoptions." - ")
+   exe "silent r! xz --decompress --stdout -- ".shellescape(tarfile,1)." | ".g:tar_cmd." -".g:tar_browseoptions." - "
   else
    if tarfile =~ '^\s*-'
     " A file name starting with a dash is taken as an option.  Prepend ./ to avoid that.
@@ -265,10 +268,13 @@
   elseif  fname =~ '\.lzma$' && executable("lzcat")
    let decmp= "|lzcat"
    let doro = 1
+  elseif  fname =~ '\.xz$' && executable("xzcat")
+   let decmp= "|xzcat"
+   let doro = 1
   else
    let decmp=""
    let doro = 0
-   if fname =~ '\.bz2$\|\.gz$\|\.lzma$\|\.zip$\|\.Z$'
+   if fname =~ '\.bz2$\|\.gz$\|\.lzma$\|\.xz$\|\.zip$\|\.Z$'
     setlocal bin
    endif
   endif
@@ -290,6 +296,9 @@
   elseif tarfile =~# '\.lzma$'
 "   call Decho("7: exe silent r! lzma -d -c ".shellescape(tarfile,1)."| ".g:tar_cmd." -".g:tar_readoptions." - ".tar_secure.shellescape(fname,1).decmp)
    exe "silent r! lzma -d -c -- ".shellescape(tarfile,1)."| ".g:tar_cmd." -".g:tar_readoptions." - ".tar_secure.shellescape(fname,1).decmp
+  elseif tarfile =~# '\.\(xz\|txz\)$'
+"   call Decho("3: exe silent r! xz --decompress --stdout -- ".shellescape(tarfile,1)." | ".g:tar_cmd." -".g:tar_readoptions." - ".tar_secure.shellescape(fname,1).decmp)
+   exe "silent r! xz --decompress --stdout -- ".shellescape(tarfile,1)." | ".g:tar_cmd." -".g:tar_readoptions." - ".tar_secure.shellescape(fname,1).decmp
   else
    if tarfile =~ '^\s*-'
     " A file name starting with a dash is taken as an option.  Prepend ./ to avoid that.
@@ -388,17 +397,22 @@
    let tarfile = substitute(tarfile,'\.gz','','e')
    let compress= "gzip -- ".shellescape(tarfile,0)
 "   call Decho("compress<".compress.">")
-  elseif tarfile =~# '\.lzma'
-   call system("lzma -d -- ".shellescape(tarfile,0))
-   let tarfile = substitute(tarfile,'\.lzma','','e')
-   let compress= "lzma -- ".shellescape(tarfile,0)
-"   call Decho("compress<".compress.">")
   elseif tarfile =~# '\.tgz'
    call system("gzip -d -- ".shellescape(tarfile,0))
    let tarfile = substitute(tarfile,'\.tgz','.tar','e')
    let compress= "gzip -- ".shellescape(tarfile,0)
    let tgz     = 1
 "   call Decho("compress<".compress.">")
+  elseif tarfile =~# '\.xz'
+   call system("xz -d -- ".shellescape(tarfile,0))
+   let tarfile = substitute(tarfile,'\.xz','','e')
+   let compress= "xz -- ".shellescape(tarfile,0)
+"   call Decho("compress<".compress.">")
+  elseif tarfile =~# '\.lzma'
+   call system("lzma -d -- ".shellescape(tarfile,0))
+   let tarfile = substitute(tarfile,'\.lzma','','e')
+   let compress= "lzma -- ".shellescape(tarfile,0)
+"   call Decho("compress<".compress.">")
   endif
 "  call Decho("tarfile<".tarfile.">")